mujina

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Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 貉 (むじな) (mujina, “badger”)

Noun

"Mujina" from the Wakan Sansai Zue

mujina (plural mujina)

  1. (Japan, mythology) A badger. In some regions the term refers instead to the Japanese raccoon dog. In Japanese folklore, like the fox and the tanuki, they are frequently depicted as a yokai that shapeshifts and deceives humans.

Japanese

Romanization

mujina

  1. Rōmaji transcription of むじな
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